Drago Mlinarec (musician)

Drago Mlinarec (born 14 December 1942) is a Croatian rock musician who became known in the former Yugoslavia with popular progressive rock band Grupa 220.[1]

Drago Mlinarec
Born (1942-12-14) 14 December 1942
Zagreb, Independent State of Croatia
OriginZagreb, Croatia
GenresRock, pop
Occupation(s)Musician, singer, songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, harmonica
Years active1962–present
LabelsJugoton, Suzy Records, Croatia Records
Associated actsGrupa 220

Life

Born and gowing up in Zagreb, Titoistic Yugoslavia with open borders towards the West, Mlinarec stated that the lyrics he used in his music were partially inspired by the Noir films he had seen in cinema.[2]

Work

Besides playing in one of the most popular rock bands in Yugoslavia, Grupa 220, Mlinarec in the 1970s composed music for several theatre plays, TV shows, documentary and feature films. His musical style was compared with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Some of his albums were recorded in Sweden.

Musical career

After serving his mandatory military service, Mlinarec left Grupa 220 and begun a successful solo career. His 1972 album Pjesme s Planine yielded several notable songs including Noćna Ptica and Skladište Tišine. Arguably his greatest achievement was the 1975 album Rođenje. He used a variety of sounds and his style of play was distinctive - it remains so today. Among his later hits is a Latino hit "Caracas".

Discography

Singles and EP's

Grupa 220

  • "Kad bih bio Petar Pan" (Jugoton 1967)
  • "Osmijeh" (Jugoton 1967)
  • "Prolazi jesen/Plavi svijet" (Jugoton 1968)
  • "Prva ljubav/Povratak" (Jugoton 1971)
  • "Sivilo perona/Do viđenja, vještice" (Jugoton 1971)

Solo

  • "Noćna ptica/U njegovom srcu" (Jugoton 1972)
  • "Caracas/Kule od riječi" (Jugoton 1977)

Albums

Grupa 220

  • Naši dani (Jugoton 1968)
  • Originals 67/68 (Jugoton 1987) - kompilacija

Solo

  • A ti se ne daj (Jugoton 1971 - LPY-V-S 50926)
  • Pjesme s planine (Jugoton 1972 - LPVYS-60995)
  • Rođenje (Jugoton 1975 - LSY-63002)
  • Negdje postoji netko (Jugoton 1977 - LSY-68037)
  • Sve je u redu (Jugoton 1978 - LSY-66057)
  • Tako lako (Jugoton 1979 - LSY-66079)
  • Sabrano (Jugoton 1980 - LSY-66115) - kompilacija, "remake" ranije snimljenih pjesama
  • Pomaknuto (Jugoton 1983 - LSY-63152)
  • Analog (FV Založba 1994 – FV 43)
  • Krhotine (Croatia Records 1996 - CD D K 5050919) - kompilacija
  • Krhotine 2005 (Croatia Records 2005) - compilation
  • Collection (Croatia Records 2011 - CD 5936268) - kompilacija (box set)

Grupa 220 and solo

  • The Ultimate Collection (Croatia Records 2007) - compilation

Awards
  • 1987: The Josip Štolcer Slavenski award from the newspaper Vjesnik
  • 1997: The Porin Award for the album Krhotine
  • 2005: The Porin Award for lifetime accomplishment in music

References
  1. John Shepherd (2005). Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world, Volumes 3-7. Continuum. p. 141. ISBN 0826474365. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  2. An interview with Drago Mlinarec, jetset.cro.net
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